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Re-accreditation needs to take place in the same month as the initial accreditation or one month either
side. E.g. If the practice was awarded in June, then their AMV1 may take place in May, June or July.
If the practice needs to move their assessment outside of their 3 month window, the practice must
submit a request (via e-mail or letter) to the Accreditation office in advance of the assessment.
Assessment bodies, assessors and consultants are not allowed to grant extensions. If assessors conduct
the assessment outside of the 3 month window without permission from the Accreditation office, the report
may be deemed invalid.
III. Initial assessments
All offices and practice areas must be included in the assessment. It is also mandatory that the assessor
checks that all requirements of the Lexcel Standard are being complied with.
Practices submitting an initial application must ensure the Lexcel requirements have been embedded for at
least 3 months at the time of their assessment. This is to ensure that there is sufficient evidence for the
assessor to evaluate if all the requirements are correctly understood and embedded within the practice.
IV. Annual Maintenance Visits (AMV) Year 1 & 2
During AMVs the assessor must include all offices and practice areas in the assessment. All
requirements in sections 6, 7 and 8 of the Lexcel Standard must be assessed. In addition, any areas
where non-compliances were found at the previous assessment must be reviewed.
For AMV1s, the assessor may tailor how they assess sections 1 to 5 of Standard to help the practice get the
most benefit from the assessment. For example: if the practice has a very sound 3 year business plan, the
assessor may choose not to assess those sections of the Lexcel Standard and focus on the areas that the
practice was less strong on. For AMV2s, the assessor will need to assess any requirements from sections 1
to 5 that were not assessed during the AMV1.
The onsite duration for an AMV1 or AMV2 is approximately half that of an initial assessment.
V. Full re-assessment
On the third anniversary of the practice’s initial award, a full re-assessment is required. This needs to
take place in the same month as the initial accreditation or one month either side. E.g. if the practice was
awarded in June, then their AMV1 may take place in May, June or July.
During the full re-assessment the assessor must include all offices and practice areas in the
assessment. All the requirements of the Standard must be assessed.
The duration for a full re-assessment is the same as an initial assessment.
VI. Joint assessments arrangements
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Re-accreditation needs to take place in the same month as the initial accreditation or one month either
side. E.g. If the practice was awarded in June, then their AMV1 may take place in May, June or July.
If the practice needs to move their assessment outside of their 3 month window, the practice must
submit a request (via e-mail or letter) to the Accreditation office in advance of the assessment.
Assessment bodies, assessors and consultants are not allowed to grant extensions. If assessors conduct
the assessment outside of the 3 month window without permission from the Accreditation office, the report
may be deemed invalid.
III. Initial assessments
All offices and practice areas must be included in the assessment. It is also mandatory that the assessor
checks that all requirements of the Lexcel Standard are being complied with.
Practices submitting an initial application must ensure the Lexcel requirements have been embedded for at
least 3 months at the time of their assessment. This is to ensure that there is sufficient evidence for the
assessor to evaluate if all the requirements are correctly understood and embedded within the practice.
IV. Annual Maintenance Visits (AMV) Year 1 & 2
During AMVs the assessor must include all offices and practice areas in the assessment. All
requirements in sections 6, 7 and 8 of the Lexcel Standard must be assessed. In addition, any areas
where non-compliances were found at the previous assessment must be reviewed.
For AMV1s, the assessor may tailor how they assess sections 1 to 5 of Standard to help the practice get the
most benefit from the assessment. For example: if the practice has a very sound 3 year business plan, the
assessor may choose not to assess those sections of the Lexcel Standard and focus on the areas that the
practice was less strong on. For AMV2s, the assessor will need to assess any requirements from sections 1
to 5 that were not assessed during the AMV1.
The onsite duration for an AMV1 or AMV2 is approximately half that of an initial assessment.
V. Full re-assessment
On the third anniversary of the practice’s initial award, a full re-assessment is required. This needs to
take place in the same month as the initial accreditation or one month either side. E.g. if the practice was
awarded in June, then their AMV1 may take place in May, June or July.
During the full re-assessment the assessor must include all offices and practice areas in the
assessment. All the requirements of the Standard must be assessed.
The duration for a full re-assessment is the same as an initial assessment.
VI. Joint assessments arrangements
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